KUALA LUMPUR: Buyers' interest in Kuala Lumpur residential property has started returning in the second quarter of this year, particularly towards the later part of the quarter, according to DTZ Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants Sdn Bhd.In its DTZ Property Times 2Q2009 report, the research report showed buyers' confidence within the residential property market was buoyed by the recent stock

Developer-cum-contractor Ken Holdings was not aiming for any award when it started rehabilitating an abandoned office tower in Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar. But the effort it put into designing Ken Bangsar paid off when it won the coveted Green Mark GoldPLUS Award (final certificate) from Singapore's Building and Construction Authority.

In 2000, Amy (not her real name) and her relatives invested their hard-earned savings to acquire nine serviced condominium units in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, for RM130,000 each.

The Pixel Building in Melbourne, Australia, is being hailed as a prototype of the “office of the future”, designed to tackle head-on the issue of carbon footprint. The 4-storey, 10,763 sq ft “carbon neutral” building is a A$6 million (RM17.3 million) project by Grocon, an Australian construction company. The Pixel Building is the first of its kind in the country.

PETALING JAYA: haven/The Edge My Dream Home Awards 2009 saw six homes in the Klang Valley winning the awards. The homeowners received their awards at a presentation ceremony held at 1-Utama Shopping Centre on July 25, 2009.Into its third year, the contest has seen an increase in the number of entries by 27% from last year.

PETALING JAYA: The economic slowdown has Crescendo Corporation Berhad taking precautions by disposing of near completed stock rather than launch new projects, said chairman and managing director Gooi Seong Lim.As of June 30, 2009, the group recorded RM65 million in sales from brought-forward and new sales.In its Nusa Cemerlang Industrial Park (NCIP) in Johor's Bandar Nusajaya, Gooi said about 4

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Property Incorporated (MPI), a private sector-government initiative to attract foreign direct investments into the local property market, targets RM20 billion in total sales of local real estate in the next 10 years. "In 2008, foreigners purchased RM200 million worth of properties in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunrise Bhd's two condominiums won two "5-Star" awards in the recent Asia Pacific Property Awards 2009 held in Singapore.The company said on July 24 that 10 Mont'Kiara won in the category for "Best High Rise Architecture in Malaysia" and 11 Mont'Kiara for "Best High Rise Development in Malaysia". A '5-Star' rating reflects the top honour in each category.

PETALING JAYA: Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd, the master developer of Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, won two awards in the CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards 2009.Its TTDI Plaza Condominium won in the "Best Residential Apartment", while its website www.nazattdi.com won the "Best Development Website" category.

PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Property will launch its latest residential project in Ara Damansara township in October. Sime Darby Property managing director Tunku Datuk Putra Badlishah said on July 21 the Seri Pilmoor project is a gated and guarded development community.